Sunset Shimmer had turned both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna into large Gargoyles...
Princess Twilight called the rest of the girls over, they were all soon weeping softly. Princess Twilight tried touching both of them while crying... Summer did too... It didn't work.
At Princess' direction, various combinations of Twins touched one then the other... They even tried touching both at the same time... It didn't work...
Everything they tried simply did not work.
Princess Twilight was having a great deal of difficulty accepting the fact that this may be permament, but she didn't know what else to try.
They all sat there crying... They all wanted their leaders back...
Princess was herself panicing, and a growing hysteria was gripping her...
"Girls we gotta' figure this out... Try to think of something we haven't tried... Think hard... THERE HAS TO BE A WAY..."
Summer said quietly "Princess..."
Summer said louder "Princess..."
Summer shouted "PRINCESS!"
Princess Twilight was getting worse...
Summer walked in front of her, put her leg around her Princess' neck, and put her head right up next to Twilight's head on the other side. Princess Twilight was shaking...
Princess Twilight deeply loved both these Princesses.
But as Summer hugged her, Twilight stopped talking, and Summer hoped she would simply relax some.
After a few minutes silence, Summer tried again, without moving.
"Princess" Summer said.
Princess Twilight said as calmly as she could "Yes Summer."
"Ask Pinkie please..." Summer said softly.
Princess Twilight sighed, took a deep breath, and said "Of course..."
"Pinkie Pie, do you have any idea how we might be able to bring them back?" Princess Twilight said this as calmly as she could. She was still very scared.
Both Pinkies thought a moment, then looked at each other, then said together softly "Try turning them so they face each other."
Only then did Princess Twilight realize that Sunset Shimmer had placed them both with their backs to each other. What a horrible way for sisters to spend forever...
Princess Twilight called her brother over and explained what they needed to do.
Shining Armor talked to his Unicorns and they decided to turn them facing each other one at a time. They were very large, and nopony wanted them to fall over.
Eight powerful Unicorns worked on slowly turning the larger of the two statues, while the other four simply steadied it to prevent it from falling.
Even so, the statues were very heavy, and it took a few minutes just to turn one of them.
Once the larger of the two was turned to face the other, they began working on the other one. This one was smaller, and they more quickly had it turned.
Shining Armor called the Unicorns clear as soon as the job was done.
Summer sat next to Princess Twilight and just held her, trying to calm her down.
After about two minutes, both statues tilted slightly towards the other, and then slowly receded into the ground.
These sisters simply fell into each other, and were soon laying down on their sides facing each other.
Then they both screamed.
Princess Twilight and the eleven other ponies simply split up and quickly surrounded both Princesses, attempting to comfort them back to the land of the living.
Princess Cadance had no intention of waiting. She used the same small pink beam to quickly link the sister's hearts. The screaming quickly changed to gentle weeping. They felt each other's presence, and relaxed.
After about a minute, Princess Cadance could do no more, and fell to the ground, as the link stopped. But it was enough.
Both Princesses cried together, also surrounded by loving friends, for about 20 minutes.
The sisters both opened their eyes at the same time, and everypony wept openly at this point.
They both slowly stood up as the ponies all gave them room.
Princess Celestia and Princess Luna then hugged each other weeping for the next five minutes maybe.
Summer Rain instinctively moved next to Equestria Girls Fluttershy, and just held her. Summer knew this had to be tough for her dear friend. Summer's sister was already holding her twin.
Princess Celestia and Princess Luna then turned and stood next to each other, still sniffling.
All twelve ponies formed a ring in front of them and bowed, even Princess Twilight.
It was still dark.
"Where is Sunset Shimmer?" Princess Celestia asked quietly.
Princess Twilight spoke up "She is dead."
"And who are we to thank for that task?" Princess Celestia asked again.
"These twelve ponies before you Princess" Twilight said quietly.
"And what of Discord?" Princess Celestia asked again.
"He is turned back to stone, and locked in a magical cell in the Portal room" Princess Twilight quietly said.
"And who are we to thank for that task?" Princess Celestia asked again.
"Summer Rain and the Equestrial Girls Princess" Twilight said quietly.
There was a brief delay, Princess Celestia was thinking.
"And who rescued you, Princess Twilight, and the rest of your pony friends from their tombstones?" Princess Celestia asked again.
"Summer Rain and the Equestria Girls Princess" Twilight said lovingly. "Summer rescued me, and each of the Equestria Girls rescued their Twin. This is probably the only way it ever could have been accomplished."
"Summer told Shining Armor how to do it, and he rescued Princess Cadance."
Princess Twilight had begun to cry as she said this, but she kept going. "We almost lost Fluttershy bringing her back, but Princess Cadance arrived and saved her life."
Princess Twilight knew they deserved the recognition for what they had done after all.
Princess Celestia thought for a minute.
"Summer Rain" Princess Celestia said in as regal a tone as she could muster.
They were all still bowing.
Princess Celestia continued.
"When we sent you to the Equestria Girl's world, I never dreamed that you and these dear friends would be the sole and only possible means of rescuing our realm from evil, choas and death...
"On behalf of everypony in Equestria... Thank you"
"And please arise all of you -- you have all done so very well."
Shining Armor walked up with the Alicorn Amulet at this point.
"Thank you Shining Armor, Princess Luna can you please take this? We need to find a safer, more permanent destination for it."
Summer walked up to Princess Celestia, head bowed.
"Princess, a word if I may" Summer said quietly.
"Of course Summer" Princess Celestia said kindly.
Summer explained her concern at this point.
"Sunset Shimmer cast a spell on everypony in the realm that turned them into Green eyed zombie ponies.
"Our experience indicates that the touch of a friend will erase the spell, and we have already rescued a number this way.
"Zombie ponies don't care for their young, and we will start to lose a lot of Foals if we don't quickly get this taken care of.
Princess Celestia had heard enough.
Shining Armor was still standing by.
"Shining Armor, do you understand the urgency of this task?" Princess Celestia asked.
"Yes Princess" Shining Armor said quickly.
"Shining Armor, get the guards in action, fan out over the realm, and quickly spread the word. We must save as many Foals as we can, and use any means at your disposal.
Shining Armor was quickly off. He ran up to the Unicorns around Sunset Shimmer's corpse and said simply "get rid of it".
There was soon absolutely nothing left of Sunset Shimmer.
Shining Armor then quickly barked out "I want every Pegasus here now. The rest of you, fan out and rescue as many guards in Canterlot as you can, and send the Pegasi here. Get going."